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Last Updated: May 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Schwartz, Joanna C. University of California, Los Angeles 14 9 963 481 956
2 Tyler, Tom Richard Yale University 10 18 418 1,194 2,376
3 Leo, Richard A. University of San Francisco 9 17 228 1,555 1,932
4 Ferguson, Andrew Guthrie George Washington University 13 10 437 430 1,224
5 Simonson, Jocelyn Brooklyn Law School 7 6 589 219 538
6 McLeod, Allegra Georgetown University 5 4 501 180 977
7 Rushin, Stephen Michael Loyola University Chicago 11 9 379 303 1,064
8 Meares, Tracey Louise Yale University 11 15 269 1,052 887
9 Fagan, Jeffrey Columbia University School of Law 11 11 289 501 1,190
10 Garrett, Brandon L. Duke University 9 9 299 883 743
11 Slobogin, Christopher Vanderbilt University 10 13 270 1,133 511
12 Friedman, Barry New York University 9 3 337 128 1,004
13 Kahan, Dan Michael Yale University 7 10 179 1,436 520
14 Harmon, Rachel University of Virginia 7 7 313 496 675
15 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 10 10 291 773 445
16 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 3 4 151 260 1,442
17 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 8 8 312 279 593
18 Butler, Paul Georgetown University 6 6 334 277 468
19 Joh, Elizabeth E. University of California, Davis 9 9 210 346 1,002
20 Bell, Monica Clarice Yale University 5 4 379 122 344
21 Harris, David A. University of Pittsburgh 8 15 170 1,052 528
22 Richardson, L. Song University of California, Irvine 10 11 278 443 514
23 Akbar, Amna University of Minnesota 4 3 358 78 388
24 Amsterdam, Anthony G. New York University 2 2 83 1,846 108
25 Roberts, Dorothy E. University of Pennsylvania 5 6 232 570 393
26 Capers, I. Bennett Fordham University 7 5 257 195 595
27 Stoughton, Seth Wayne University of South Carolina 8 6 243 180 655
28 Drizin, Steven A. Northwestern University 4 7 107 557 1,000
29 Nance, Jason P. Southern Methodist University 8 7 159 174 1,054
30 Schlanger, Margo University of Michigan 6 7 245 567 199
31 Levin, Benjamin Washington University 7 6 181 71 634
32 Johnson, Kevin R. University of California, Davis 7 12 132 718 279
33 Dolovich, Sharon University of California, Los Angeles 7 7 196 408 229
34 Simon, Jonathan S. University of California, Berkeley 3 5 61 317 981
35 Rappaport, John University of Chicago 5 4 240 109 246
36 Mayson, Sandra G. University of Pennsylvania 2 1 231 56 337
37 Corbin, Caroline Mala University of Miami 1 1 21 23 1,397
38 Bellin, Jeffrey Vanderbilt University 6 5 202 151 355
39 Maclin, Tracey University of Florida 5 10 134 695 194
40 Obasogie, Osagie K. University of California, Berkeley 8 6 163 82 538
41 Richards, Neil Michael Washington University 2 1 99 226 727
42 Logan, Wayne A. Wake Forest University 7 10 127 338 449
43 Woods, Jordan Blair University of Arizona 5 5 175 87 401
44 Baughman, Shima Baradaran Brigham Young University Law School 6 5 147 156 466
45 Levine, Kate Yeshiva University 6 4 197 128 237
46 Feeley, Malcolm University of California, Berkeley 2 2 47 216 884
47 Harcourt, Bernard Columbia University School of Law 5 8 92 357 521
48 Grove, Tara Leigh University of Texas at Austin 1 1 242 2 98
49 Volpp, Letitia P. University of California, Berkeley 2 2 42 329 776
50 Garcia Hernandez, Cesar Cuauhtemoc Ohio State University 5 6 109 188 561
51 Cohen, Julie E. Georgetown University 1 1 145 194 375
52 Tonry, Michael H. University of Minnesota 3 6 34 147 952
53 Cooper, Frank Rudy University of Nevada, Las Vegas 7 10 103 405 373
54 Chin, Gabriel J. University of California, Davis 5 6 111 447 295
55 Cassell, Paul G. University of Utah 6 9 78 834 111
56 Starr, Sonja B. University of Chicago 4 5 140 199 350
57 Rudovsky, David University of Pennsylvania 5 7 89 486 339
58 Simmons, Ric Ohio State University 6 9 123 236 373
59 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 6 9 119 262 346
60 Nielson, Aaron University of Texas at Austin 5 3 190 74 162
61 Barkow, Rachel E. New York University 6 5 133 226 293
62 Tribe, Laurence Henry Harvard University 2 2 42 1,013 32
63 Ohm, Paul Georgetown University 3 5 165 114 210
64 Bibas, Stephanos University of Pennsylvania 6 7 112 388 221
65 Jain, Eisha University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 4 2 158 119 223
66 Fan, Mary D. University of Washington 6 8 97 231 418
67 Ponomarenko, Maria University of Texas at Austin 3 3 163 108 190
68 Price, Zachary S. University of California, San Francisco 5 4 135 195 227
69 Rodriguez, Cristina Maria Yale University 2 1 106 289 266
70 Murphy, Erin E. New York University 6 7 100 342 233
71 Hasbrouck, Brandon Washington and Lee University 6 1 137 4 344
72 Eagly, Ingrid V. University of California, Los Angeles 6 6 119 234 227
73 Gray, David C. University of Maryland 6 6 118 266 203
74 Selbst, Andrew D. University of California, Los Angeles 4 3 127 92 297
75 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 2 3 100 424 133
76 Braman, Donald George Washington University 3 3 68 418 295
77 Feld, Barry C. University of Minnesota 3 11 43 413 419
78 Livingston, Debra Columbia University School of Law 4 6 58 606 174
79 Reinert, Alexander A. Yeshiva University 6 5 141 82 215
80 Walker, Christopher J. University of Michigan 4 2 160 42 156
81 Lee, Cynthia George Washington University 7 6 136 116 199
82 Schulhofer, Stephen J. New York University 5 12 46 664 137
83 Ristroph, Alice Brooklyn Law School 5 3 146 63 170
84 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 6 4 106 254 172
85 Gross, Samuel R. University of Michigan 4 5 54 536 180
86 Mayeux, Sara Vanderbilt University 1 1 26 10 786
87 Moran, Rachel University of St. Thomas 6 3 117 34 305
88 Steiker, Carol Susan Harvard University 5 10 50 265 428
89 Binder, Guyora University at Buffalo 5 3 99 30 383
90 Su, Rick University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 4 4 125 56 210
91 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 3 4 64 503 96
92 Steiker, Jordan M. University of Texas at Austin 6 9 55 341 243
93 Goodmark, Leigh S. University of Maryland 4 5 74 247 232
94 Arnett, Chaz University of Maryland 2 1 51 1 559
95 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 3 6 42 613 55
96 Kalhan, Anil Drexel University 3 4 77 177 248
97 Davis, Angela American University 5 5 83 230 161
98 Medwed, Daniel S. Northeastern University 4 5 62 344 160
99 Waldron, Jeremy New York University 1 1 34 116 499
100 Rahman, K. Sabeel Cornell University 2 2 136 19 76